The Pebble Beach weekend brings out some of the most valuable cars in the world and, inevitably, someone stuffs one. Seen here is a crunch-and-munched Shelby Daytona Coupe, chassis #2286, one of the five Cobra Daytonas to race in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

It crashed during the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. The value of $4 million is probably a conservative estimate, as other original Daytona Coupes have gone for as much as $7.25 million at auction.

According to our own Travis Okulski, the Daytona Coupe crashed at turn five at Laguna Seca, where the car has raced in the past. It's a gorgeous car and this photo from Travis shows significant body damage to the front of the car. This particular Shelby was the last completed Coupe.

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The cause of the crash is unknown, but it's so far the biggest reported auto casualty of the weekend. At least it was damaged doing what it's meant to do.